VDO Gauges

cdavie2002 · Post by **cdavie2002** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:25 pm

Got this, just need to know what senders, and other bits and pieces i need, and how to connect them all up?

In bottom picture, left to right is Volt meter, oil pressure, oil temperature.

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:31 pm

Red = live

Black = earth

The 3rd termonals are for the sender units to connect to.

The lights are best connected to cigarette lighter bulb and will also then work with the dimmer switch.

cdavie2002 · Post by **cdavie2002** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:36 pm

Thanks

How do i hook up the live wire, is it supposed to have its own individual connection in the fusebox?

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:48 pm

Any live will be fine - they don't draw much current.

Jason_323i · Post by **Jason_323i** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:31 pm

You also need the VDO specifi senders

Jason

cdavie2002 · Post by **cdavie2002** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:50 pm

Is this the right oil pressure sender?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

--ALPINA-- · Post by **--ALPINA--** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:55 pm

No good!! your bar pressure is 0-5 the one on ebay is 0-10 you wont get the correct reading ive tried a 0-10 and didnt give the correct reading, i orderd all my sensors from the US.

J

cdavie2002 · Post by **cdavie2002** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:00 pm

Who from in the US?

--ALPINA-- · Post by **--ALPINA--** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:06 pm

VDO usa, dont bother trying europe VDO, they are useless, the market in us for vdo`s re greater even thou its all german. i had to order a 52mm VDO vacuum guage for my Throttlebodies and a stewart warner rev/shift light in 52mm, here in europe you`l probably find a a cow with two heads before you source namely!

J

cdavie2002 · Post by **cdavie2002** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:00 pm

Ok, vdo US for

-5 bar pressure sender
-adaptor to make it fit our cars(thread sizes?)
-sump plug oil temp sender

Yeah?

--ALPINA-- · Post by **--ALPINA--** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:51 pm

cdavie2002 wrote:Ok, vdo US for

-5 bar pressure sender
-adaptor to make it fit our cars(thread sizes?)
-sump plug oil temp sender

Yeah?

Vist this site http://www.parkerperformance.com/ I used these guys to get thru to VDO USA cos they only let dealers contacting them for ordering NOT public and VDO USA only helps with part numbers and enquiries..

So the part nuumber you need are as follows:

# 323-092 which is the oil temp sender which is a 17mm hex sump plug type, costs $25.00

# 360-003 is (80 psi) 5 bar oil pressure sender and costs $24.00

Email mike or his wife miranda with those part numbers and a total cost including shipping to the UK, and he accepts Paypal for easy money transfer aswelll!!

Goodluck!

j

cdavie2002 · Post by **cdavie2002** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:09 am

I have emailed parkerperformance about those parts.

The pressure sender seems to have only one contact point on it, missing the one for the dash warning light, is that correct?

Also the dash warning(idiot light), is that just for oil level?

Do i also need an adaptor for pressure sender (like on in pic you posted Alpina)?

cdavie2002 · Post by **cdavie2002** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:43 pm

I have the oil temp sender. And i have the oil pressure sender, i need the adapter for it though.

323baur · Post by **323baur** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:40 pm

I'm following this tread!
I have also a set of gauches like you.
I will order (thanks for the adress) there the senders.

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